ahtasva t1_j5l9ns4 wrote on January 23, 2023 at 8:26 PM

330 trees for 1.2 mil. That’s works out to be ~ 3500/ tree. No prizes for guessing who’s “cousin” will get these contracts 😂

recnilcram t1_j5msqqo wrote on January 24, 2023 at 2:42 AM

No, it's just that there is a lot more time and labor involved than getting a tree and digging a hole.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.silive.com/news/2022/04/with-tree-costs-rising-are-pushes-for-another-million-tree-program-in-nyc-in-jeopardy-experts-explain.html%3foutputType=amp

[deleted] t1_j5msrtf wrote on January 24, 2023 at 2:42 AM

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Echos_myron123 t1_j5p7w42 wrote on January 24, 2023 at 4:42 PM

It costs money to dig up part of a sidewalk and plant a tree. There is a lot of labor involved.

Mile-Square t1_j5qkm9s wrote on January 24, 2023 at 9:39 PM

>tapinto.net/towns/...

The grant it not just for tree plating "a $1.2 million grant to plant more trees on its gritty streets and remove dead or hazardous trees in five target neighborhoods." Tree removal is pretty expensive, especially in an urban setting.